Hamid Karzai
Afghan, Pakistani presidents hold talks in Britain
Feb 04, 2013 07:11 EST
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari held peace talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday which for the first time featured top spy chiefs.
Afghan and Pakistani presidents in Britain for talks
Feb 04, 2013 04:24 EST
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari are set to hold key talks Monday with British Prime Minister David Cameron on the Afghan peace process.
Afghan and Pakistani presidents in Cameron talks
Feb 03, 2013 21:15 EST
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari are set to hold key talks Monday with Prime Minister David Cameron on the Afghan peace process.
Afghan and Pakistani presidents in Britain for talks
Feb 03, 2013 21:12 EST
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari are set to hold key talks Monday with British Prime Minister David Cameron on the Afghan peace process.
British PM to meet with Afghanistan, Pakistan leaders
Feb 03, 2013 07:29 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron was Sunday to begin meeting with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan for talks on supporting the Afghan peace process, as Britain prepares a withdrawal of troops.
Cameron set for talks with Afghan, Pakistan leaders
Feb 02, 2013 11:11 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari this weekend, ahead of a key summit on bringing peace to war-torn Afghanistan, Downing Street said on Saturday.
Deadly bomb blast hits Afghan bird fight: police
Jan 31, 2013 13:58 EST
A bomb exploded among spectators at a bird fight in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a teenager and wounding up to eight other people, police said.
Senator John Kerry steps into Clinton's shoes
Jan 29, 2013 18:07 EST
Few people can boast such impeccable credentials to represent America as its top diplomat as John Kerry.
Karzai warns of 'plot' against Afghan peace
Jan 29, 2013 09:24 EST
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday accused foreign countries of plotting against his war-weary nation's peace programme, saying all negotiations should take place under his administration.
US, Afghanistan to hold new talks on security deal
Jan 28, 2013 18:14 EST
The United States and Afghanistan this week launch a third round of talks to try to reach an elusive bilateral security deal as Washington steps up its troop withdrawals, a US official said Monday.
Kerry set to take up Clinton's crown
Jan 27, 2013 16:24 EST
John Kerry is the son of a US diplomat, who grew up among the rubble of Berlin, criss-crossed Europe as a child, fought in Vietnam, has met many world leaders and negotiated tough deals for America.
10 police killed in Afghanistan suicide attack: official
Jan 26, 2013 11:11 EST
At least 10 policemen were killed and 18 others, mostly civilians, were wounded in a suicide attack Saturday in a crowded area of the northeast Afghan city of Kunduz, provincial authorities said.
Suicide attack kills 'several' in northeast Afghanistan
Jan 26, 2013 09:22 EST
A suicide attack killed several Afghan officials and civilians on Saturday in a crowded area of the northeast city of Kunduz, provincial authorities said.
Taliban suicide squad attacks Kabul police complex
Jan 21, 2013 05:19 EST
NATO troops joined a fight against a Taliban suicide squad that stormed a Kabul police headquarters at dawn Monday, killing three police officers and unleashing a stand-off that lasted for more than eight hours.
Torture of prisoners persists in Afghanistan: UN
Jan 21, 2013 03:58 EST
Afghan police and intelligence agents persist in torturing suspected insurgents through beatings, electric shocks and other means, despite foreign efforts to curb abuse, the United Nations says.
Taliban suicide squad attacks Kabul police building
Jan 21, 2013 03:18 EST
NATO troops joined a fight against a Taliban suicide squad that stormed a Kabul police headquarters on Monday, unleashing a stand-off that lasted for more than five hours.
Suicide bombing, gunfire rock Kabul
Jan 20, 2013 23:05 EST
A suicide car-bombing followed by several other explosions and gunfire rocked western Kabul around dawn on Monday, police and witnesses said, as Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack.
Suicide bombers die in botched attack: Afghan officials
Jan 19, 2013 07:07 EST
A suicide bomber and his accomplice were killed Saturday when their device went off in a botched attack on a district government headquarters in western Afghanistan, officials said.
Taliban to step up attacks on Afghan forces: NATO officer
Jan 17, 2013 12:11 EST
Committed to withdrawal in 2014, NATO's Afghan strategy faces a serious test in coming months with the Taliban expected to step up attacks on local forces taking over security, a senior NATO officer said Thursday.
Afghan peace process 'hasn't even begun': US
Jan 17, 2013 09:07 EST
A real peace process in Afghanistan has not begun and the United States does not know what has happened to Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan, the US ambassador to Kabul said Thursday.
